Gaze Induction (Part One)

But it was already too late. Just as he was about to close in, Fukuda Kicchou leaped up for a layup. The basketball dropped gently through the hoop, leaving everyone from Daiei Academy stunned once again.

Tu Chun stared at Xiangtian Yanyi, who had just appeared in front of Takeuchi Takuya. His eyes slowly widened, and disbelief crept into his voice.

"She appeared again?"

Miura Liangjie was completely dumbfounded. His brain simply stopped working for a moment.

What on earth was this?

He had played basketball for so many years, but he had never seen anything this bizarre!

A bead of cold sweat slid down Takeuchi Takuya's forehead. "I didn't notice her at all just now. It was like... like she wasn't even on the court," he said in disbelief. He had thought Xiangtian Yanyi was just an easy-to-handle substitute. Only now did he realize how terribly wrong he had been.

The game continued, and Daiei Academy learned from its earlier mistakes, taking extra care on offense.

Tu Chun advanced slowly with the ball, constantly checking every part of the court, especially Xiangtian Yanyi's movements.

After those two surprises, he no longer dared underestimate this seemingly ordinary youngster. He even had Miura Ryoukai temporarily stop guarding Chi Tong and instead watch the open spaces along the sidelines, to prevent Xiangtian Yanyi from suddenly appearing again.

After crossing half court, Tu Chun did not rush into an attack. Instead, he kept moving the ball to shift Ryonan's defense.

The basketball moved rapidly among Daiei's players, from Miura Liangjie to Xuecun Xinge, then to Takeuchi Takuya. Every pass was carefully considered.

Finally, when a brief gap appeared in Ryonan's defense, the basketball was delivered precisely into Hakaono Kazuta's hands beneath the basket.

Hakaono Kazuta felt a surge of delight as he caught